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Cabo Verde

Atlantic creolité — morna and pastel salt-flat hues.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Cabo Verde's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Adisa Nkomo

Adisa Nkomo

PRAIA · CABO VERDE

Adisa works between Praia and the broader West African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Adisa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Cabo Verde.

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ALSO FROM CABO VERDE

  • Naima Dlamini

    Praia, Cabo Verde

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  • Adisa Bekele

    Praia, Cabo Verde

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  • Sade Nkomo

    Praia, Cabo Verde

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Cabo Verde

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Silent Indigo by Adisa NkomoAVAILABLE

ADISA NKOMO · 2021

Silent Indigo

Acrylic and gold leaf · 184 × 125 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Pulse by Adisa BekeleAVAILABLE

ADISA BEKELE · 2024

After the Pulse

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 114 × 102 cm

Price Upon Request
Threaded Light by Adisa Bekele

ADISA BEKELE · 2023

Threaded Light

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 179 × 150 cm

Exhibition only
Mapping Sahel by Adisa Nkomo

ADISA NKOMO · 2020

Mapping Sahel

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 123 × 98 cm

Exhibition only
Echo of Sahel by Amara Hassan

AMARA HASSAN · 2024

Echo of Sahel

Oil and indigo on linen · 194 × 84 cm

Exhibition only
Echo of Diaspora by Naima DlaminiAVAILABLE

NAIMA DLAMINI · 2020

Echo of Diaspora

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 130 × 98 cm

Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL

Stories from Cabo Verde

Editorial image from Cabo Verde
A studio afternoon in Praia

STORIES FROM CABO VERDE

A studio afternoon in Praia

Inside the studios shaping Cabo Verde's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Adisa Nkomo on process and place

VOICES FROM CABO VERDE

Adisa Nkomo on process and place

Atlantic creolité — morna and pastel salt-flat hues. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the west African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Praia

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM CABO VERDE

Emerging voices around Praia

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Cabo Verde's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Cabo Verde

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Threads of Cabo Verde

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Cabo Verde

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Praia

West Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

West Currents

Group show · touring West Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Cabo Verde pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Cabo Verde.

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